Man arrested after car smashes into Grays house on Christmas Day

Police said the road would be closed for several hours

A picture posted by Essex Police shows the damage done to the house
Author: Rosanna Robins Published 26th Dec 2023
Last updated 27th Dec 2023

A man's been arrested as a house in Essex has been badly damaged after a car crashed into it on Christmas Day.

In a post on X, formally Twitter, police said they were called to a house on Argent Street in Grays where a car had collided with a property.

The road was closed for several hours, with people being urged to avoid the area and find alternative routes.

The force have arrested a man on suspicion of driving without a driving license and no insurance.

No one has been reported as injured from the property currently, despite the damage.

The force shared a picture of the scene showing a large chunk of the house's front wall missing.

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